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Brazil refuses to support the G7 text on critical minerals and rare earths, enters the heavy game of strategic inputs, and tries to escape the old trap of exporting raw wealth while rich countries keep the most profitable part.
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (822+ words) Brazil is not expected to endorse the G7 text on critical minerals and rare earths, according to a report published by CNN Brazil, on the blog of journalist Am'rico Martins, on June 15, 2026. The proposal under discussion among the G7 countries foresees the…...
Line of trucks on the coast of Piau" anticipates a historic operation at the Port of Lu"s Correia, where 120, 000 tons of iron ore extracted in Piripiri are set to be shipped to China, marking the beginning of a port structure awaited for decades.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1285+ words) The Port of Lu's Correia, on the coast of Piau', came into the spotlight after images showed a line of trucks loaded with iron ore accessing the port structure. The movement would be linked to the port's first major operation,…...
Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (801+ words) Now, researchers from the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates claim to have found a solution to this historical problem. The team has developed bricks made from desert sand and alkali-activated binders, creating a material capable of hardening…...
Afghanistan has one of the largest untapped copper reserves in the world, and China wants to control all of it with a billion-dollar deal that could change the fate of Asia's poorest country.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1109+ words) It has no aesthetic appeal nor function as a store of value. It is valuable because it works: it is in power cables, electric motors, wind turbines, data centers, electric vehicles. Son of farmers left the fields at 14 and transformed…...
Unprecedented achievement in India: a colossal 650-ton, nearly 3, 000 hp excavator is transformed into 100% electric, marking a new phase in heavy mining.
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (769+ words) A 650-ton electric excavator began operating without diesel at a Lloyds Metals and Energy mine in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The company completed the conversion of a Liebherr R 996 for 100% electric operation, in a retrofit treated by the company…...
With R$ 3 billion on the table, a Brazilian mining company wants to process 20, 000 tons of monazite per month, a mineral that contains 700 kg of rare earths per ton and could put Brazil back in the competition against China.
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1287+ words) ADL Mining began exporting monazite in 2026 and intends to advance to other stages of the rare earth supply chain in Brazil, including processing, separation, and adding value to the ore used in electric motors, wind turbines, aerospace equipment, and defense…...
While other countries compete for clean energy minerals, the USA looks to Brazil and promises to seek financing for projects involving rare earths, lithium, nickel, and graphite.
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1435+ words) The United States wants to expand financial support for critical minerals projects in Brazil, in a move that places the country at the center of a global race for inputs used in batteries, electric vehicles, clean energy, defense, and advanced…...
After fighting for 25 years to open one of the largest gold mines in Europe, a Canadian mining company loses a $4. 4 billion dispute against Romania due to a historic village, environmental protests, and Roman galleries protected by UNESCO.
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1007+ words) The Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources lost, on March 8, 2024, an arbitration dispute against Romania after attempting to obtain $4. 4 billion in compensation for the failure of the gold and silver project in Ro'ia Montan, in the Apuseni Mountains, in the west…...
Thousands of residents went to the Sabaneta dam to defend rivers and crops, walked 20 km, and the pressure led the President of the Dominican Republic to suspend the gold and copper project.
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (900+ words) Thousands of residents walked 20 km to the Sabaneta dam in the province of San Juan to protest against the gold and copper project of Gold Quest Mining. Popular pressure led President Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, to order…...
A new treasure map made by Cambridge with seismic waves shows where to hunt for rare earths away from China, and central Brazil is on the list, although researchers warn that the real challenge is not finding these metals but processing them.
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (719+ words) The University of Cambridge has created a new treasure map to locate rare earths around the world and reduce dependence on Chinese exports. Instead of an X marking the spot, like in pirate maps, the tool uses seismic waves and…...